Improvement in saw-frame attachments



Patented Nov. 6, 1877.

WITNESSES N. PETERS. FHOTO-LITHOGRAFHER, WASHIHGTON. n (2.

UNITED STATES PATENT} Grrrcn GEORGE HIGGINS, OF SHELBYVILLE, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAW- FRAM E ATTACH MENTS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 196,801, dated November6, 1877 application filed February 3, 1877.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. HIGGINS, of Shelbyville, in the county ofShelby and State of Indiana, have invented a new and Improved Saw-FrameAttachment to Portable Engines, of which the following is aspecificatiOn:

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side View of myimproved sawframe attachment to a portable engine, and Fig. 2 a top viewof the frame detached. 7

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The invention relates to such an arrangement of wood-saws on portableengines that the engine and saw may be readily operated by oneattendant, so thatthe sawing of wood may be accomplished with greatrapidity and facility, as the engine may be readily moved to any placeand the wood sawed without being carried to great distances, whichrequires many hands and occasions delay.

The invention consists'of a saw-carrying frame attached to the frame ofthe portable engine by strong connectingbolts.

In the drawings, A represents the frame, which-is laterally strengthenedby suitable braces, and on which a circular saw is supported at one endin suitable bearings. Theother end is applied, by strong lateral boltsB, to the supporting-frame of any portable engine, so that the saw-frameextends at sufli' cient length at the rear of the engine that the sawmay freely work thereon, in connection with the driving devices of theengine. The

engine and saw are thereby jointly moved, be-

ing placed on one frame, so that the sawyer may attend to 1 the engineand saw without difficulty.

The engine is driven 'to the place of working, steam is then turned on,and the saw is ready to work without requiring the lining and connectingof detached parts, as at present. It forms a convenient and economicaldevice for wood-yards, as no time and labor in handling the wood andengine is lost thereby.

I am aware that it is not new to place a saw- GEORGE w. HIGGINS.

Witnesses:

ALPHEUS BAILEY,

ANDREW J. Hreenvs. I

